Governance
Executive Committee
Kevin Hall, PhD, PE kdhall@uark.edu
Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering
Twenty-First Century Leadership Chair in Civil Engineering
4190 Bell Engineering Center
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Kim LaScola Needy, PhD kneedy@uark.edu
Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Engineering
Twenty-First Century Professorhip in Engineering
4207 Bell Engineering Center
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
James M. Rankin, PhD rankinj@uark.edu
Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development
120 Ozark Hall
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
John Ozment, PhD jozment@comp.uark.edu
Oren Harris Chair of Transportation
Director, Center for Transportation Research in the Walton College of Business Administration
Department of Marketing and Transportation
355 Business Administration Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Professional Advisory Board
Harold D. Beaver
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept.
District Engineer - Retired
Rebecca Brewster
President and Chief Operating Officer
American Transportation Research Institute
Marietta, Georgia
Jack E. Buffington, PE
RADM, USN (Ret.)
Director, MBTC - Retired
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dan Flowers, PE
Director - Retired
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Keith Garrison
Executive Director
Arkansas Waterways Commission
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ann Gilbert
Executive Director
Arkansas Transit Association
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Randy Hathaway, PhD, PE
Deputy District Engineer for Project Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jerry Henderson
Federal Security Director
Transportation Security Administration - Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Michael (Mike) R. Johnson, PE
RADM, CEC, USN (Ret.)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities & Professor, Civil Engineering
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Wesley Kemp
President and Chief Executive Officer
ABF Freight System Inc.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Lane Kidd
President
Arkansas Trucking Association
Little Rock, Arkansas
Sandra Otto
Division Administrator
USDOT Federal Highway Administration
Little Rock, Arkansas
Paul Revis, PE
Executive Director
Ouachita River Valley Association
Conway, Arkansas
Michael J. Right
Vice President - Public Affairs
American Automobile Association
St. Louis, Missouri
Barbara Sisson, PE, SES
Director, Resources & Analysis
U.S. Central Command
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Gary Whicker
Senior Vice President for Engineering Services
J.B. Hunt Transport
Lowell, Arkansas
Academic Advisory Board
Doug Adams, PhD
Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
Mark Cochran PhD
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Tom Graff, PhD
Department of Geosciences
Brinck Kerr, PhD
Department of Political Science